Week Two: Reflection of Essay
1) What is the problem that Swift identified in his society? What does he want to do about it?
The problem that Swift identifies in his society is that there are a large number of young, poor children that are causing hardships and becoming burdens to their mothers and therefore make there mothers become criminals to try to support there children. He also states that some of these young lost people end up leaving their homeland. Swift proposes that at the age of 1 a child should then be sold and eaten.
2) Is his suggestion serious? If not, what is the purpose? What is he making fun of?
I do not feel that Swift's suggestion was serious. He would have to be quite mad to truely feel that way. I believe however, the his purpose was to cause a shock. I believe he was making fun of the English and the Irish saying that to fix there problem they would eat their babies.
3) Is his solution logical? What kind of evidence does he give his position?
Swift tries to present his solution logically. However, I feel it can only sound so rational when the topic is eating babies. He talks of the benefits that would come from it. He mentions how it would take away the burden from the mothers to provide and support such large families. He even goes into the details of how good the "quality" of the meat is that comes from these young children.
Overall it was an interesting read. However, I do not agree with his solution.
Overall it was an interesting read. However, I do not agree with his solution.
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